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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Tesla suffer as a child?
2. What did Tesla think inventions should improve?
3. What did Tesla construct in his mind as a child?
4. How did Tesla classify his age while writing this book?
5. What ability did Tesla have no talent for in The Real Gymnasium?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Tesla tell his uncle about Niagara Falls?
2. What did Tesla say was the purpose of an inventor?
3. What weapons was Tesla good at using?
4. What dangerous trick did Tesla once pull on his friends?
5. What kind of school did Tesla attend? Why?
6. What did Tesla choose to work on after he recovered from his breakdown in Prague?
7. What did Tesla always do before eating?
8. How and where did Tesla get his first job?
9. How does the induction motor work?
10. How was Tesla able to repair his reputation in the town of Gospic?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How did Tesla feel about education? What effects did his feelings have on his life and his career?
Essay Topic 2
Diversity was a major theme in this book as many different lifestyles and ranks in society were involved. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?
Essay Topic 3
What were Tesla's ideas about war, and how did these ideas come to be?
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